Axios' report on the dispute in the White House on the issue of the Iran war Axios news site: The first option is agreement. Vice President J. Dee Vance and White House envoy Steve Witkoff are urging Trump to move toward an agreement. Another option is the renewal of the war, which Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Pete Heggest, the American Secretary of War, want. On the other hand, Scott Besant, Minister of Finance; CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio support the "maximum economic pressure" option.